Net coal production fell 9% year-on-year to 1.76 million tons of oil equivalent, while crude oil output declined 0.7%, the statistics institute INS said. Natural gas production inched up 0.1% on the year.
Thermal energy output was up 7.8% to 11.6 billion kilowatt-hours, while hydropower and nuclear power production rose 7.2% and 0.1%, respectively.
Wind farm output fell 102.2 million KWh on the year to 2.06 billion KWh in the first five months of 2014, but solar power production rose to 326.8 million KWh, from 120.3 million KWh in the year-ago period.
The country’s primary energy resources increased 3.9% on the year to 12.96 billion tons of oil in January-May, the data showed. Electric energy resources rose 5.7% to 26.27 billion KWh, largely fueled by a 6.3% increase in production.
Romanian final power consumption reached 20.9 billion KWh in January through May, down 1.4% from the same period of 2013. Public illumination fell 23.8% year-on-year, while household consumption was down 2.4%.
Electricity exports increased 1.87 billion KWh on the year to 2.35 billion KWh.